Haley Stevens: “I am appalled at some of the information that the Senator from North Dakota has brought to us. I will join him, perhaps…”

“I am appalled at some of the information that the Senator from North Dakota has brought to us. I will join him, perhaps, in some specific amendment that might have some germaneness to this bill such as an authorization to shoot such people. I can't imagine that anyone would provide to troops in the field contaminated water. I can't believe that we are being charged for a sizable number of clinics and our taxpayers are paying for it and they are imaginary. On the other hand, this is a provision that deals with Government contracting governmentwide. If we include it, we would have to have several subcommittees and the other body confer with us to try to write the amendment in a way that might be pertinent to the matter before us, and that is financing the Department of Defense. I do think we should be indebted to the Senator for his research and what he is doing to try to bring honesty into Government contracting. But I am compelled to say that it is an amendment that should be taken to the Government Affairs Committee, and it should not be on this bill. It is legislation on an appropriations bill. I do make a point of order that it violates rule XVI. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The point of order is taken. The amendment falls. The Senator from North Dakota.”